Tax Intern

Job Description

Tax Intern 2027 Summer – REMOTE | CNO Financial Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time internship at CNO Financial Group, located remotely within the U.S. CNO Financial Group is a leading insurance and financial services company focused on securing the future of middle-income America through brands such as Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, and Washington National, serving over 3.3 million policyholders. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to gain practical experience within a corporate tax department, contributing to essential compliance and reporting functions for a financially strong and people-first organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full time
• Location: Remote

• Team: Tax team, working alongside Tax associates.
• Mission: Assist the Tax team with gathering data, organizing documentation, performing research, and supporting tax provision, return preparation, and compliance processes.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Tax Preparation Support: Assist the Tax team with gathering data and supporting documentation for quarterly tax provision and tax return preparation.
• Compliance Organization: Help organize and review information used in state and federal tax filings under the guidance of experienced team members.
• Inquiry Response: Support the team by researching tax-related questions and compiling information needed to respond to taxing authority inquiries.
• Financial Analysis: Assist with maintaining tax depreciation schedules and preparing supporting workpapers for tax account analyses.
• Expense Review: Review invoices and expense documentation to help identify information needed for tax reporting and deductibility assessments.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Progress towards a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related discipline, with status as a rising junior or rising senior.
• Experience: Availability to work 40 hours per week for 10-12 weeks during the summer (May 17 through August 06, 2027); approximately graduation dates of December 2027-June 2029; currently possessing unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
• Skills: Foundational understanding of accounting principles; ability to organize and review information; basic research capabilities; aptitude for data entry, validation, and reconciliation.
• Bonus: Prior internship experience; experience balancing education with a part-time job during the school year; participation with university clubs.